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time to discuss different things with their children,
y=.437. The remaining independent variables ranged from a
negligible to a low degree of association with the dependent
variable. The gamma coefficients ranged from y=.040 to
y=.291. Half of the female single parents never saw their
ex-husbands. Even some of the female single parents who
never saw (or perhaps no longer had) their best friends had
little difficulty talking to their children.
Feeling Overwhelmed
There was only one independent variable that had a
moderate degree of association with the dependent variable,
the association between being employed and having had feelings
of being overwhelmed by the demands of the children, y=-.338.
Forty—eight single female parents (out of eighty—six) experi-
enced either moderate, a good bit, or a great deal of anxiety
because of the demands of the children, y .338. Forty—eight
females is not an inconsequential number. The dependent
variable was, How much difficulty do you now have with feelings
of being overwhelmed by the demands of the children? This
continuum increases in levels of stress, anxiety, and feelings
of inadequacy and isolation, the feeling of too few sources
of help and too many responsibilities.
At a lower level of magnitude of association there
appeared a pattern of variables that seems to reflect the
moderate degree of association between being employed and
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Maldonado, Alfred C. Sources of Support and Parental Performances a Descriptive Study of Mexican-American Female Single Parents, dissertation, August 1987; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331344/m1/74/?rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .